Structural Damage Repairs to Fire-Damaged Pittsburgh Bridge Pose Unexpected Challenges Jonathan Barnes September 20, 2016 No Comments Following blaze that heated truss cord, PennDOT now says bridge must remain shut indefinitely.Read More
Infrastructure Water Resources Bill Sails Through the Senate Wide-ranging measure authorizes 30 Corps projects, plus several EPA water programs Tom Ichniowski September 15, 2016 One Comment Attention shifts to the House, which could take up a bill next week that focuses just on Corps projects and policies. Read More
Transportation Finance After A Month, No Deal Still to Fund Hundreds of Idled NJ Road-Rail Projects Legislators and Christie still spar over gas tax hike; timing and costs of work restarts unclear, Debra K. Rubin August 2, 2016 No Comments Legislators agree to 23-cent hike, but it's DOA, says governor; work restarts are unclear.Read More
Transportation DC Metro's Safety Surge Report Card Jim Parsons July 20, 2016 One Comment Early results are in on efforts to fast track rail system's voluminous maintenance needs.Read More
Infrastructure Funding Bridges to Prosperity Changes Lives One Village at a Time None of the projects the writer has visited has had a greater impact on the community Janice L. Tuchman July 19, 2016 No Comments Just my luck that the first international board meeting I attended for Bridges to Prosperity included the opening ceremonies at 11,500 ft in the mountains of Bolivia.Read More
ASCE Report: Infrastructure Gap $1.4 Trillion Over 10 Years Surface-transportation's shortfall accounts for $1.1 trillion of the total Tom Ichniowski May 10, 2016 No Comments Electricity-sector gap pegged at $212 billion over next decade; water-wastewater gap estimated at $113 billion.Read More
Infrastructure Funding Senate Committee Approves $11B Water Resources Bill The measure authorizes $5 billion for 27 new Corps of Engineers projects, plus aid for Flint Tom Ichniowski April 28, 2016 No Comments Panel adds two Corps projects in California to earlier list of 25, also approves aid for cities like Flint, Mich., suffering drinking-water problems.Read More
With Opening of China-Led Bank, Questions About Future Contracts Saibal Dasgupta January 19, 2016 No Comments The new bank is the first multinational development bank in which the U.S. has no role.Read More